2020 Portuguese Grand Prix - Portimão, October 23 - 25

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MtthsMlw
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Re: 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix - Portimão, October 23 - 25

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LM10 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 19:48
What a performance by Leclerc once again. He's in another league compared to his team mate, as confirmed by Vettel himself too.
The future certainly belongs to him and Russell as well as Verstappen.

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godlameroso wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 17:06
Either way I see a one stop being marginal unless the hards work.
If all teams are going for a one-stop, they will all slow down to "manage the tyres", and we'll have a boring race on our hands.

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Hmm.





What a bizarre (and sad) situation this has turned out to be.

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MtthsMlw wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 19:58
LM10 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 19:48
What a performance by Leclerc once again. He's in another league compared to his team mate, as confirmed by Vettel himself too.
The future certainly belongs to him and Russell as well as Verstappen.
Absolutely agree.

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zibby43 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 20:06
Hmm.

https://twitter.com/fia/status/1320062587774578689?s=20

https://twitter.com/ChrisMedlandF1/stat ... 38720?s=20

What a bizarre (and sad) situation this has turned out to be.
Read some reports that his father was assassinated.. really sorry for Vitaly

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Tragic. Regardless of the guy's comments, absolutely feel for him in a situation like this - which no one deserves to experience.

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Terrible news.
His father, Alexander Petrov, have been murdered at his family home in the Russian city of Vyborg, very close to the Finnish border. According to various media in the country, the businessman has been found with signs of having been shot, although the details of what happened have given rise to numerous details. From 47News suggest that he may have been the victim of a sniper. This media indicates that Petrov was shot when he was leaving a bathhouse near a river and fell on the shore.
https://tv6.news/vitaly-petrovs-father- ... uguese-gp/

https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2020- ... y1Muw.html
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First Lewis expresses his discomfort of Petrov appointed as an FIA stewart, then this happens. Creepy.

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Bot has his issues, but he is no doubt a good qualifier. However, can he not comprehend simple math...opting for 1-timed lap of fuel so he can be optimal on weight rather than having optimal tire temps??? Somebody please tell him that if had opted for 2-timed laps of fuel, he would have been at optimal weight for the final run. Lewis had to be laughing that entire final lap.

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Scorpaguy wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 21:30
Bot has his issues, but he is no doubt a good qualifier. However, can he not comprehend simple math...opting for 1-timed lap of fuel so he can be optimal on weight rather than having optimal tire temps??? Somebody please tell him that if had opted for 2-timed laps of fuel, he would have been at optimal weight for the final run. Lewis had to be laughing that entire final lap.
Some of the over-the-top Bottas hate is mystifying to me.

He consistently makes it difficult for, and occasionally out-performs, the greatest qualifier in the history of Formula 1.

Only legitimate faults I can find for Bottas: 1) Occasionally, he has a qualifying session where he's about as far from Lewis as Albon is from Verstappen. 2) His tire management in the race (when not in clean air) is not as good/consistent as Lewis'.

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zibby43 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 22:18
Scorpaguy wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 21:30
Bot has his issues, but he is no doubt a good qualifier. However, can he not comprehend simple math...opting for 1-timed lap of fuel so he can be optimal on weight rather than having optimal tire temps??? Somebody please tell him that if had opted for 2-timed laps of fuel, he would have been at optimal weight for the final run. Lewis had to be laughing that entire final lap.
Some of the over-the-top Bottas hate is mystifying to me.

He consistently makes it difficult for, and occasionally out-performs, the greatest qualifier in the history of Formula 1.

Only legitimate faults I can find for Bottas: 1) Occasionally, he has a qualifying session where he's about as far from Lewis as Albon is from Verstappen. 2) His tire management in the race (when not in clean air) is not as good/consistent as Lewis'.
Yes. People seem to have conveniently forgotten how highly regarded Bottas was 2014-2016. He beat Ricciardo when they met in junior single seaters. Bottas being useless is a convenient stick to beat Lewis with...

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falonso81 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 21:17
First Lewis expresses his discomfort of Petrov appointed as an FIA stewart, then this happens. Creepy.
Incredible coincidence to say the least.
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Tomorrow, overcast, very windy, there will be a strong tailwind into turn 3 and turn 8, head wind into 11 and 14. Cross wind into turn 1.
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Leclerc is mind blowing fast. That car has 0 reason to be 0.4s of Merc and 0.15s of RB, both driven by top drivers like Hamilton and Max.
falonso81 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 18:12
Lewis would eat Russel alive, or any other youngster for that matter. Only Max can challenge him in the same car, from the guys on the grid right now.
I think both Max and Leclerc would beat him in quali. Rosberg did (when Ham was 6 years younger), and there is no reason Leclerc and Max are not faster then Rosberg.

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ferkan wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 23:43
Leclerc is mind blowing fast. That car has 0 reason to be 0.4s of Merc and 0.15s of RB, both driven by top drivers like Hamilton and Max.
falonso81 wrote:
24 Oct 2020, 18:12
Lewis would eat Russel alive, or any other youngster for that matter. Only Max can challenge him in the same car, from the guys on the grid right now.
I think both Max and Leclerc would beat him in quali. Rosberg did (when Ham was 6 years younger), and there is no reason Leclerc and Max are not faster then Rosberg.
There’s no reason they are, either.